Menu to Taste

L'Essentiel

French, Fine Dining · Périgueux · Michelin One Star · Chef Éric Vidal

Holding one Michelin star, L'Essentiel is chef Éric Vidal's French fine dining restaurant in Périgueux. Situated beside Saint-Front Cathedral, the restaurant pairs seasonally balanced classic and modern preparations with a secluded patio terrace for warm-weather dining.

8, rue de la clarté, 24000 PERIGUEUX, Périgueux

  • 1 Michelin Star

Menu

Dishes

  • Sélection de fromages affinés (18) — Selection of aged cheeses (supplement to the tasting menu).
  • Asperges blanches aux morilles, œuf mollet — White asparagus, just warmed, with morels, soft-boiled egg at 63°, morel cooking juice emulsion with plum almond oil.
  • Demi pigeon en croûte de dragée — Half pigeon in a sugared almond crust, confit leg, peas, fava beans and zucchini, carcass sauce.
  • Escalope de foie gras de canard rôti — Roasted duck foie gras escalope, pistachio breading, poached rhubarb and condiment, Monbazillac and white balsamic vinegar reduction.
  • Filet de St-Pierre snacké à la plancha — Saint-Pierre fillet seared à la plancha, artichoke variations and girolle fricassee, crispy pig's trotter, citrus and curry sauce.
  • Tartelette fondante au chocolat noir Tulakalum 75% — Fine melting tartlet with 75% Tulakalum dark chocolate, freshly baked, fresh raspberry and almond-saffron ice cream.
  • Fraises confites comme un bonbon — Candied strawberries like a candy, feuille à feuille lace crêpe and vanilla cream, pink peppercorn sorbet.
  • Huîtres spéciales n°2 en fine gelée de légumes — Special n°2 oysters in a fine vegetable jelly on a creamy crab base, langoustine tartare and coconut milk emulsion.
  • Le Café-Noisette — Coffee-hazelnut: creamy coffee, caramelized and crunchy hazelnut, coffee ice cream and cocoa nib nougatine.
  • Soufflé chaud framboise et vanille de Madagascar — Hot raspberry and Madagascar vanilla soufflé, Indian-inspired sorbet.

The Experience

An intimate room with garden or terrace dining. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and à la carte dining. A good fit for a romantic evening.

Phone: +33553351515

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